People: Insolvency administrator recruited; lawyer joins banking and finance team; New appointment at engineering firm; and more

A new insolvency professional has joined Begbies Traynor, as the business continues to grow its presence across the Humber region and North Lincolnshire.

With seven years’ experience working for accountants and insolvency practitioners, Andrew Maitland takes up the position of senior insolvency administrator.

He will be based at the firm’s offices in Hull and Scunthorpe and will assist the management team with all aspects of corporate and personal insolvency cases.

Andrew Mackenzie, partner for Begbies Traynor in Yorkshire, said: “Having been active in the Humber region for many years, we have built a reputation as the leading independent rescue, recovery and advisory firm across the whole of the county and beyond.

“With demand for our services continuing to grow, we are recruiting more insolvency specialists and Andrew will be a valuable addition to the team.”

Maitland added: “This is a fantastic opportunity to develop my career by working as part of an extremely experienced team to learn more about all aspects of corporate and personal insolvency. I am excited to be joining such a reputable and successful professional services firm.”

Begbies Traynor’s Hull team is based in Marina Court, Castle Street.  The group has nine offices and employs around 100 staff in Yorkshire, the Humber and the North East.

Its services include corporate recovery, investigations and risk, forensic accounting advice, corporate finance, property, funding, debt collection and personal insolvency.

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Andrew Curtis is the latest lawyer to join Leeds-based Clarion’s 12-strong Banking and Finance team.

With ten years’ legal experience, Curtis takes up the role of associate having previously worked for an international law firm where he advised UK clearing banks, international debt funds, pension funds, national and international borrowers on bilateral and club transactions.

He has experience of providing advice to both lenders and borrowers on a variety of different financing deals, including real estate finance (both development and investment), leverage finance and general corporate finance.

He also has experience of providing finance advice to the private equity market and advising lenders on the listing of borrower clients.

Curtis has advised clients across a variety of sectors including healthcare, professional support, digital gaming and environmental.

Head of Clarion’s Banking and Finance practice, partner Marie Pugh, said: “Over the last three years, we have developed a niche in the field of asset based lending and bridging finance, acting for more alternative lenders than any other team in Yorkshire.

“Demand for our wider banking services is continuing to grow. It is vital that we invest in bringing new talent on board and with his strong track record in the mainstream lending sector, Andrew is a great addition to the team.”

Curtis added: “I’m really excited to be joining such a renowned and fast-growing team.  I have a real commitment to getting the job done, whichever side of the fence I am on and whatever type of transaction I am handling.

“My aim is always to get the best possible outcome for my client using my legal knowledge while having a strong sense of what is commercially important to the client before the start of a transaction, and this chimes with Clarion’s client-focused approach.”

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Halifax engineering firm James Heal has recruited Mark Davison to be its service and support business unit manager.

The appointment is the second time Davison has worked at James Heal, which specialises in the design and manufacture of precision testing equipment and support services in the global textile industry.

Davison, 50, first joined James Heal in 2010 as service and calibration manager. Prior to this, he spent 23 years at Bradford-based Turnbridge Engineering after starting an engineering apprenticeship aged just 17.

He left James Heal in 2014 to take up a post as operations manager for an engineering business in North Yorkshire. He has over 32 years’ experience in the manufacturing engineering sector.

In his new role since re-joining James Heal, Davison will lead a dedicated team of specialist engineers in the service and support team, providing help and calibration to customers across the world.

He said: “James Heal has been at the forefront of textile innovation for many years and is truly an international player. Innovation cannot be underestimated and is the main driver behind successfully competing on the world stage.

“This was a key factor in influencing my decision to return. I’m very proud to work for a UK manufacturing company which competes on a global scale.”

The company has 109 employees at its manufacturing and testing site in Halifax and is supported by a global network of agents and distributors in over 60 countries.

Outside of textiles, the company’s products have been used to test materials, such as rubber, in the automotive industry; to more diverse items such as wooden flooring.

Davison added: “James Heal embraces the ethos of working closely with customers on various levels not just product sales.

“I believe this is key to retaining business and fostering long term customer relationships, which is vital for manufacturing businesses if they are to survive and flourish in the face of tough international competition.”

Amanda McLaren, Managing Director at James Heal, said: “We’re excited to welcome Mark back in a more strategically focused role.

“He brings great knowledge and engineering expertise to the team and returns at an important time in the firm’s 147 year history as we look to open up and explore more global markets than ever before.

“James Heal has an enviable position in the market place but it’s vital to not stand still which is why we continue to invest to create a business that has a strong and profitable future in the global testing sector.”

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Eddisons has appointed Nick Rymer as the firm’s new associate director head of architectural services. He will be based in the Leeds offices with a UK-wide role.

RIBA affiliate Rymer joins Eddisons with more than 20 years’ experience in the construction industry. During that time he has worked across a range of significant projects, including undertaking measured surveys of all the UK’s HM Passport and HM Land Registry offices.

Having held national roles as an architectural technologist and building surveyor, most recently Rymer project managed schemes for major UK retailers, both client and contractor-side.

These included co-ordinating the redevelopment and fit out of the Leeds city centre Itsu Japanese restaurant. He also delivered a complex full survey and design package to extend the Hull Jame Masjid mosque.

Eddisons’ national head of building and project consultancy, Ian Harrington, said: “Demand for our services is constantly growing across the UK and we are really pleased to welcome a colleague of Nick’s calibre.

“His appointment will give Eddisons a strong architectural dimension, enabling us to assist schools, among other clients, to deliver projects from conception to completion and to provide a complete turnkey service.”

The firm’s building and project consultancy team recently secured more than £20m to improve buildings, safety and energy efficiency at 50 schools across the UK under the Government’s Condition Improvement Fund programme.

Eddisons is currently working with schools and colleges to help them secure funding from the £25m Salix fund for projects that improve energy efficiency.

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North Yorkshire-based Third Energy Onshore has taken on Alan Linn as Chief Executive Officer.

The appointment follows the purchase of the Third Energy Onshore business by York Energy (UK) Holdings.

Linn said: “I am very pleased that Third Energy Onshore has secured its long-term future, including the jobs of our team in Yorkshire, through acquisition by York Energy.

“The sales process has delivered a strong outcome for the business and prospects for growth. The recently published Committee on Climate Change report highlighted the important role indigenous natural gas must play in supporting delivery of the government’s 2050 net zero target for carbon emissions.

“Our focus will be on developing our onshore gas and power generation businesses.”

Linn was previously Chief Operating Officer of Third Energy Onshore, which operates gas exploration, appraisal, and production assets and the Knapton Generating Station in North Yorkshire.

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